Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
A tanker truck is blown to smithereens in the middle of a busy street, and a deadly viral infection is released with the explosion. The Bebop crew - Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV - are instantly after the culprit when the gargantuan reward of 300,000,000 woolongs is announced. But the case gets stranger and stranger as the cold-blooded Vincent Volaju, who supposedly has been dead for ten years, seems to be the prime suspect... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Shinichirô Watanabe
Written By: Hajime Yatate, Keiko Nobumoto
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Steve Blum, Wendee Lee, Nicholas Guest, Jennifer Hale, Daran Norris, Melissa Fahn, Beau Billingslea, Dave Wittenberg, Said Faraj
Genres: Sci-fi, Crime, Action, Animation
Franchise: Cowboy Bebop
AKAs: Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Show all 3)
- Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira
- Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie belongs to 26 collections
1. Anime (collaborative: moderated by Nanera - 10 stars)
2. Jazz (collaborative: moderated by paulofilmo - 6 stars)
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BeeDub | 88 75th |
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It's great to see the Bebop gang again, and the music and visuals are oh-so-cool as ever. However, the story is, by its very nature, unessential to the overall series - thus, basically an overlong filler episode. Best watched at the point where it falls within the series rather than afterwards. See you space cowboy.
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Barthalen | 76 70th |
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A slicker version of a kinda regular Bebop episode. Looks and sounds so damn good, but it's a bit of a shame the plot wasn't more interesting.
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Pepsi-Man | 3 74th |
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It's not as good as the series, it seems to be lacking the wit and humor that made the show so good--this just feels like an extended episode, which in all honesty is probably the best way there was to approach a movie. Still, the animation is gorgeous and the climactic kung-fu battle is really nice. Gets my recommendation if you like the show, just don't expect much in the way of intellectual stimulation.
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doctor7 | 75 62nd |
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I'm not an anime fan by any means but I found this to be quite entertaining. The animation is very good and the story is far less convoluted than your average anime. I'm sure watching the TV show would give someone some backstory to the characters but I did not watch the TV before watching this and I didn't have any problems.
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fabfunk | 86 80th |
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Lightfooted adaptation of the show, carefully weaving a dense plotline into the framework for a conventionally pleasing action adventure. Thrillingly cinematic.
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gerudo | 3 8th |
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Indicative of the problem I have with a lot of anime; too much reliance and importance placed on style over story.
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Spunkie | 70 84th |
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C.B. movie enters into the series about the 20th episode or so. That makes it the tone of the series, perhaps a long episode. However Watanabe knows the atmosphere and character gimmickry game pretty well.
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| 1 | theficionado | 50 48th |
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If the series is a heady jazz classic, then this movie's a light pop riff on it.
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| 1 | gtrmp | 75 62nd |
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Essentially an extended episode of the series. Better as an introduction to Cowboy Bebop than a postscript.
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e_e | 60 64th |
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It's not as good as the TV series, but on the other hand The Godfather Trilogy isn't even as good as the TV series.
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ghostmotion | 68 50th |
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great animation but i'm not a fan of one-offs when i have the series where characters actually grow and become familiar
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Groovy_Souls | 85 82nd |
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While it was basically an extended episode of the main series, this is not a problem. I am already a huge fan of the series and characters and was only happy to see them one more time. Steve Blum is badass and the story resonates well with me. Was a nice look back definitely, though I guess I could have wished for a little more. I felt happy afterwards.
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Inkerictus | 65 36th |
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A potluck of elements from the series, and it would have been mediocre as a two-parter. The convenience store robbery feels like Bebop, but the rest is on shakier ground. All the same, having waited forever to finally watch this, it was nice to get a 'new' shot of CB, even if it left me wanting. Given the epic (untoppable) close of Real Folk Blues and its 'carry that weight' coda, I'm happier imagining The Movie as a "Toys in the Attic" bottle.
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| Average Percentile 63.71% from 2169 Ratings |  |